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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I still don't think I fully understand, even as the unabomber put it. Can't eat it and have it? Like, I can't consume and expect the thing to remain, that it?

Side note: only in English, one can "understand", but nobody can "overstand" and anybody that "stand" is doing a wholly different thing.

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It comes down to "You can't have the best of two situations. Pick one."

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Ah, that's much more helpful, thanks!

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Yes it means for you to get one cake. Then eat the cake and yet still have the one cake you got.